What We Know About Mu, the WHO’s Latest Variant of Interest [Media report.] According to Public Health England, the variant shares mutations with other variants, most notably the Beta (B.1.351) variant first identified in South Africa. These include the E484K and K417N mutations, which researchers have linked to immune escape. K417N is also seen in the “Delta plus” variant. Additionally, Mu has the P681H mutation seen in the Alpha (B.1.1.7) variant, which is associated with increased transmissibility. Detailed studies of the Mu variant’s characteristics have yet to be conducted, but it exhibited Beta-like escape of vaccine-induced immune protection in preliminary data presented to the WHO’s Virus Evolution Working Group.
New WHO Variant of Interest (Mu): what we know
New WHO Variant of Interest (Mu): what we…
New WHO Variant of Interest (Mu): what we know
What We Know About Mu, the WHO’s Latest Variant of Interest [Media report.] According to Public Health England, the variant shares mutations with other variants, most notably the Beta (B.1.351) variant first identified in South Africa. These include the E484K and K417N mutations, which researchers have linked to immune escape. K417N is also seen in the “Delta plus” variant. Additionally, Mu has the P681H mutation seen in the Alpha (B.1.1.7) variant, which is associated with increased transmissibility. Detailed studies of the Mu variant’s characteristics have yet to be conducted, but it exhibited Beta-like escape of vaccine-induced immune protection in preliminary data presented to the WHO’s Virus Evolution Working Group.